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Testing Program · TR-BFT-0004

Blackfin Tuna

40.0in38 lb

Standing testing rank

#1of 10

Test Operator
Jason Anderson
Location
Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
Logged
May 30, 2026 · 05:50

The documentation

Media filed with the catch. Every Testing Program entry is documented on the water before it reaches a board.

Blackfin Tuna — testing catch documentation
Testing LogOn May 30, 2026, aboard Night Shift in Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, Jason Anderson landed a 38-lb., 40-in. Blackfin Tuna using Sling Reel SR-000203. Fishing chunking, the catch was landed after a 10-minute fight.
Diamond Shoals, North Carolina

The catch record

Filed exactly as logged during the Testing Program.

Species
Blackfin Tuna
Length
40.0 in
Weight
38 lb
Angler (Test Operator)
Jason Anderson
Vessel
Night Shift
Location
Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
Time & Date
May 30, 2026 · 05:50
Technique
Chunking
Fight duration
10m 58s

The Test Reel

Every testing catch is tied to a serialized Sling Reel — the reel and its configuration travel with the record.

Serial Number
SR-000203
Reel type
Sling Reel Inshore 30
Configuration
Inshore 30 · 30 lb straight braid · Daiwa Saltist LW30HB

Testing Record

This documents that

Jason Anderson

logged a Testing Program catch of

Blackfin Tuna

40.0 in · 38 lb

Diamond Shoals, North Carolina

May 30, 2026 · 05:50

Test Reel
SR-000203

TR-BFT-0004

Program
Sling Reel Testing

Testing record only — not an official Sling Reel World Record. Testing records close at public launch, tentatively scheduled for February 2028. When Sling Reel is released into the wild, the World Record Book starts at zero.

Blackfin Tuna testing board

Where this catch stands among Testing Program entries for the species. Boards reset to zero when the World Record Book opens.

Top 10 · Testing division

Every entry is a catch submitted from the water and approved by the Sling Reel team.